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Original poster

To think the Facebook profile picture 'blackout day' isn't quite right?

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glagdy · 30/09/2018 16:30

I haven't seen it happening on Brit's facebooks but most of my US female friends have change their profile pictures to just black. To show what a world without wine would be like.

This lady sums up how I feel about it better than me.

"I have now received over 100 private messages about a women's blackout tomorrow on Facebook. While I appreciate the thought that I would want to be informed, here's why I won't participate, in part:

Women are already invisible. We need to take up more room, not less. We need to show up, not disappear.

Women's voices are already not heard. We need to be speak up louder, not be silent.

In a time like this, women need to be able to dialogue in community, not sit in silence alone, isolated from other women--particularly those for whom this week has been a trigger to memories of their own assaults.

Women's faces are often not seen. We need to show our faces.

If you are participating, I wish you well, but I won't be joining you."

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StitchingMoss · 30/09/2018 16:32

A world without wine?? Eh?

I don’t get the connection between that and female voices being heard Confused

Rainbowtrain · 30/09/2018 16:32

Wait what? A world without wine? Makes no sense to me Shock

DramaInPyjamas · 30/09/2018 16:33

White..?

ditavonteesed · 30/09/2018 16:34

is that supposed to say a world without women? Otherwise it makes no sense.

FissionChips · 30/09/2018 16:34

A world without wine is not a world I want to be part of.

brokenharbour · 30/09/2018 16:34

What's happening with the wine! Is it under threat! Don't do this to me...

AriadnePersephoneCloud · 30/09/2018 16:34

Agreed Fissionchips

Barbie222 · 30/09/2018 16:35

Oh no ty-op. I guess it's women, but I don't really get that either?

ADastardlyThing · 30/09/2018 16:35

Urgh, way to make us look empty and vacuous! Bit like when I see suggestions of chocolate for a woman feeling a bit moody.

MakeItStopNeville · 30/09/2018 16:37

This thread is way better with that typo!

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glagdy · 30/09/2018 16:39

Oh fucking hell. I'm so sorry. It appears my phone auto corrects 'women' to 'wine'. BlushConfused

Which would be hilarious if it weren't actually about a very serious issue.

Sorry. World without WOMEN. BlushBlushBlush

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ToowhitToowhoo · 30/09/2018 16:39

Isn't it to do with supporting the testimony of Dr Ford last week against Kavanaugh? Supporting the right of women and/or sexual abuse survivors to be heard? That's what I had been told. A similar thing happened when Trump won, I recall.

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glagdy · 30/09/2018 16:40

Urgh. In the almost 15 years I've been on Mumsnet this is probably my worst moment. BlushBlush

Please don't let it derail an important topic.

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Original poster
glagdy · 30/09/2018 16:41

@ToowhitToowhoo exactly.

Women posting about the situation over here are getting really unpleasant comments from men and women and are getting pretty pissed off about it.

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ApplestheHare · 30/09/2018 16:42

I can't stop laughing about the idea of people uploading black profile photos to illustrate a world without wine Grin

I honestly have tears pouring down my face, thanks OP!

irishfeminist · 30/09/2018 16:42

Sorry glagdy I'm cracking up hereGrinGrinGrin

Especially with the boozy connotations of "blackout"

lizzzyyliveson · 30/09/2018 16:43

I saw someone on Twitter yesterday trying to get American women to do a women's strike like the women of Iceland did. I don't think that many American women are ready to go to that extreme though, but maybe this is their version?

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glagdy · 30/09/2018 16:46

Fml.

I'm trying very hard not to see the funny side and beginning to fail. Grin

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MaisyPops · 30/09/2018 16:48

Personally, I'm not a fan of those things. It's a bit like those 'I like it on the kitchen worktops' statuses where you have to put 'I like it...' and then complete the sentence with where you put your handbag but apparently it raises awareness about cervical cancer or whatever issue it's moved onto.

If it gets people talking then great, but I tend to find there are a number of women who do these sort of superficial social media things, whilst also saying there's no need for feminism because all that is needed is to unconditionally 'hun' other women (as in 'aww hun'). Quick to change a status for likes on social media but slow to do any independent critical thought.

DontTouchTheMoustache · 30/09/2018 16:49

I was fine up until "irishfeminst* commented, thats when i lost it

DontTouchTheMoustache · 30/09/2018 16:51

On a serious note i do see your point OP, but i think doing the blackout on mass is more effective as a way of grabbing attention, and i see it as making the point that women are invisible.

Original poster
glagdy · 30/09/2018 16:52

So much for my attempt at promoting feminist rights today!

I have noticed it's the younger, shoutier women that are doing it.

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shallichangemyname · 30/09/2018 16:52

I got a message today about this - saying it's about domestic abuse

Original poster
glagdy · 30/09/2018 16:54

Everyone I know has done it in response to the Kavenaugh bullshit.

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Edward4th · 30/09/2018 16:54

@FissionChips @Rainbowtrain 😂😂😂

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